Islam

The tradition of rational theology in the mature post-classical Sunni tradition has unique

Alois Musil (1868-1944) is a multifaceted personality: (1) as a Catholic priest, he finds himself

In Arabic-Islamic culture, generosity is held in the very highest regard and descriptions of

The articles brought together in this volume deal with Muslim perceptions and uses of the Bible in

The Restoration of Sunnism is a study of the early history of Islamic law schools (s. madrasa, pl.

The Qur'an Revealed is a landmark publication in the history of Islamic studies, providing for the

Terrorism is the threat of the age, or so we are told, and inevitably associated with it is the

This book aims at studying the history of Islamic Egypt during a little-known time period (the 16th

The present volume focuses on aspects of Islamic thought in Iran and Yemen, and other regions of

"Whoever loves passionately remains chaste and dies, dies a martyr". Mugultay (d. 762/1361) bases

This brings together, in English, for the first time a number of articles in one volume that have

Nascuda a Occident, al Canadà, però educada en un entorn islàmic fonamentalista, Yasmine Mohammed

In an age when Christians are often more fearful and suspicious of Muslims than warm and

The book takes us on a journey full of very precious information on how to contemplate the Holy

The Koran (Al-Qur'an) is the sacred text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be the literal word of

Selections from the Kur-an is a profound anthology that distills the essence of Islamic scripture,